Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 104th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (SA3 4AU) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 336.8% higher than the Mumbles average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (SA3 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walters Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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